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Part 3: Ecological Processes Reference Point = conditions in 1900 Type Parameter

Summary Rationale

Current Condition ( 0 to 10 compared to reference point )

Current Trend ( Improving, Stable, Declining )

Best 10%

Most places

Worst 10%

Confid- ence H, M, L

Best 10%

Most places

Worst 10%

Confid- ence H, M, L

ConnectivitySpatial/physical disjunctions

Biological, migration, flyways Recruitment, settlement Genome structures, genetic adaptation Nesting, roosting,

spawning and nursery sites Feeding grounds Productivity Trophic structures and relationships Water column,

pelagic productivity Benthic productivity- inshore Benthic productivity- offshore Reef building Predation Herbivory Filter feeding Microbial processes Symbiosis: fish, corals, molluscs

Additional key processes Epiphytism Succession Turnover

Source-Sink relationships